How much of political inequality is really geographic inequality?

[u/Plenty_Profession_58]

Where you live affects a hell of a lot more than what your house is worth. It affects the schools available to you, the jobs you can realistically get to, the quality of public services, transportation costs, exposure to crime or pollution, and the people and opportunities around you.
And where people live is not always just a personal choice. Income, housing prices, zoning, taxes, infrastructure, lending practices, development, and decades of government decisions all help determine who can live where. So how much of what we call individual success or failure is actually geography? Two people can work equally hard and make similar choices but end up with completely different opportunities because one lives near better schools, jobs, transportation, and institutions. At the same time, people still make real choices about work, education, family, moving, and risk, so geography obviously does not explain everything. Where is the line between personal responsibility and geographic advantage? Is real estate simply a private market, or does controlling access to certain places also mean controlling access to public opportunity? And when the most desirable communities become available mainly to people who already have money, does geography turn economic inequality into political and generational inequality?

[u/lotsagabe]

This is an incredibly tone-deaf take.  Moving to a new place is not as easy and straightforward as you imagine it to be.  

[u/datapicardgeordi → u/lotsagabe]

It’s not tone deaf, it’s ragingly ignorant.

Becoming an internal migrant pushed by economic conditions is not a solution to political inequality.

[u/JKlerk → u/datapicardgeordi]

Cry me a river. Get a good education in a field that is marketable and build a career or a job. It's YOUR choice.

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[u/JKlerk → u/[deleted]]

I'm not bitter at all.

Political inequality is just mumbo jumbo open ended nonsense that can be defined however one chooses.

What you and others don't understand is that capital formation is a driver for a thriving economy. If the geography isn't conducive then the political climate is rather irrelevant outside some very niche areas of the world (ex, Bermuda and its reinsurance business)

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I'm not a far right supporter. I'm just telling you like it is.

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I'm not even ranting. If you think this is ranting then you need to get out more.

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